The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-03-24
Daily Observations

WEDNEsDAY.-A few days ago youn
man named Harper came into the offic
and asked us to print little personal "b
way of a joke" We did so, supposin
that the young man was dead in lov
with his family, but we have since learne
that there was another side to the "Joke
The wife, with her children, is at tn
home of her father, Mr.. w. F. Yeariar
and has been suffering with measles, an
the newspaper joke seems to be about tn
only interest the husband has taken,
the truth is told about him. Now if tina
was our own family, we would have tn
good wife at home; we would wait on tn
sick children; we would do the house
work if we didn't want to hire it done
we would try to perpetuate love ant
respect for us in the hearts of the family
and bond of sympathy and friendship
with all the relatives and friends. Times
of afiiction are not times for pouting OF
joking. If we hear any more from this
devoted CD husband, we may give some
jokes that are not jokes. .....T The Fraley
trial is in full blast Sam Fraley looks
like anything else than a murderous
desperate. He is rather an intelligent, a
refined looking man, and might pass for
one of the Attorneys, among those in the
Court Room who do not know him. In
fact he is better looking than most of the
Attorneys present. 49,. Ed. Hunt, of
Jimes, is in town. Capt. Cole Gilli-
land is here. -. Some of the youngsters
cut up high on lower Main street last
night, shouting, swearing and firing pis-
tolls. -. John J. Thomas, of Oak Hill
Fire Brick Company, called. -. Rev. j.
w. Gum talked at M. E. church tonight.
.....Allen MeGhee is in town. JON
athan Davis, of Clay, called. "A man
named Lane had an arm broken in Longs
mine.
THURsDAY.-The Mayors Court has
been running for day or two on crimi-
nal business not fit for publication in the
Standard. Last night John Brown
and another man got into a difficulty
some distance above town. John had
been in town during the day, and was in
good fix for almost anything. A man got
into wagon with him, and quarrel
between them resulted in their getting
out to fight. At least it is so reported.
The man had pistol in his hand, and
struck Brown with the stock of it, when
it went off. Again he hit Brown and
again the pistol was fired. Brown seemed
to think he was shot, but in reality he
was only shot with the pistol-stock. A
boy who was with Brown knocked the
man down. 1t was a rich fight. We
know how to sympathize with Coalton
now, since the doggeries closed up there
the drift of drunkenness has been this
way, and since our own Council declare
that we shall not have local option, we
might as well enlarge our prisons. There
has been great lot of petty crimes this
payday. I'D. E. Phillips made an argu-
ment of considerable length this evening
in the Fraley case. Dams effort was a
good one, and he was warmly congratu-
Blanche Price gave her party tonight
......A Franklin Township man informs
us to-day that Rev. Guy is running a
wonderfully successful series of meetings
at Chestnut Grove. Some thirty or more
have united with the Church, and a great
work is going on.
FRIDAY.-Lewis Gilliland called. The
jury in the Fraley case has been out since
noon. George Warren. B. F. Rule and
others are up from Oak Hill, attending the
Eisteddfod. There is butter famine in
town, that article being impossible to get.
The funeral of Mr. Bertsch was
largely attended to-day -. Mrs. Hank
much worse. :. The knights of Pythias
are preparing for grand lecture on the
2sth. "A good joke is told upon our
young friend E. G. Powell. During the
argument of the Fraley case Powell took
occasion to criticise the witnesses on the
other side Speaking of Powell's speech.
one of the Kentuckians said, at the hotel
"That lawyer Powell, is - Rebelp'
The joke is that there is not more earn
est. red-hot Republican anywhere than
Elmer. "A slight fall of snow tonight
The Silver Cornet Band played for
the Eisteddfod. -. Judge Evans as Con-
ductor of the Eisteddfod, looked like old
times, and brought back memories of the
great County meetings. Why cannot
these be started again?
SATURDAY-Mr. Horace Rose, an old
gentleman formerly living in Liberty TIP.
died quite suddenly, night before last.
He had been about in apparently fair
health, and had gone to bed without
seeming to be dangerously sick. In the
night his wife heard him making some
strange noise, as if he was choking
Jumping out of bed and lighting lamp,
she fastened to investigate. and found
him just breathing his last. There are
several cases of as sudden deaths reported
from different localities. The sudden
deaths are of startling frequency.
Capt. Grassland is at home to spend
Sunday. The Church at Grafton
Chapel has wrought wonderful work of
grace in that neighborhood. James
Meacham Sr. is in town to-day. The old
gentleman still walks the distance, some
two miles, between his home and town.
He has resided in Jackson County more
than sixty years. -. Mrs. Caleb Hank
died this morning. She was daughter
of Mr.. James Davis, and sister of Rev.
F. S. Davis. She died of consumption,
after lingering Illness and great suffer
ing, The jury in the Fraley case
having returned verdict of murder in
the second degree. Mrs. Fraley and her
child returned home to-day. 80. Judge
Dever is on the bench to-day.
SUNDAY A beautiful Spring day..
,.J. III. Bum died. . :. The feature of
hLrch work to-day was the sermon of
r Rudicin
question. The Minister takes a decided
stand for the right, and sails IN, in man.
ner that is pleasing 20 every man having
a sense of the right. If Ministers gener-
ally would do this, there would be rapid
strides made in the direction of Temper
arao rafor,,n Pow RudiSill cannot he